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THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 15
With a sigh, I bowed my head and allowed my forehead to touch the mirror.I had given a lot of thought to the idea of showing Valerian who he really was in the first few months after our engagement.I had attempted to make plans despite not having a cellphone at the time.As a 13-year-old girl, I had even ventured out after school to the subway train station in the hope that I would be taken seriously.A portion of the money I had saved by selling off Valerian's birthday present to me was held in my right palm.I thought as I walked that my parents might have been content to act like nothing was wrong.I wouldn't if they hadn't sold me off.My brilliant plan had been to make a movie-like 911 call from the subway payphone.I was going to tell the police what had happened that first night, give them my location, and wait for them to come get me when a police officer answered the phone.That day, I hadn't come very far.Selina had caught up to me once I was sufficiently far from school, standing si
THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 16
He required me more than ever before.He had recently maintained that he was fighting invisible monsters.I thought it was a metaphor.Like he was battling with an interior issue, and he didn't have the foggiest idea by what other means to make sense of it, however the manner in which he depicted these animals concerned me.His explanations went into such great detail.They had angelic wings adorned with a thousand black feathers, and their skin was as black as coal, as if it had been scorched by the sun, according to him.Their eyes were completely black, with no traces of pupils or color in their irises, and their entire set of teeth were razor-sharp.Their ferocious growls could be heard echoing outside the window of his bedroom, and he could also hear their sharp claws scratching against the walls.How could a child of eleven come up with something like that?It was time to wake Balrus up for school and begin my usual morning routine before I knew it.I served the family their delicious sau
THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 17
I was going up the front stairs after crossing the school lawn.Every student in the corridor was embracing their friends, laughing, and, well, being teenagers.When I heard the mischievous giggles of four huddled girls behind me, I immediately went to my locker.Unsure of what I was going to see, I abruptly turned around.When I saw Selina's and her friends' equally mean-spirited faces, I immediately realized that I was a nobody in this sea of teenagers.I had already endured incessant taunting, bullying, beatings, and imaginatively crafted lies told to my favorite teachers.I had been sold to a vampire who couldn't wait to get his hands on me forever, and I already felt lost, something that Selina might never have felt.Until it isn't, being a teenager is cool, I tell myself.At that point, I let out a sigh, put both of my hands in the straps of my school bag, turned away from Selina, and continued with my life."Are you not pleased to see me?"Behind me, Selina makes fun of me.I walk on, com
THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 18
Was he present?Or did I invent him?I was suddenly breathless.Still in shock, I turned, took two steps back, and ran.Even though I could hear Eden's confusion and worry in his voice, I didn't look back when he called my name.Catelyn, I'll see you for lunch!before I dashed out of the hallway and onto the empty football field, was the final sound.I couldn't stop thinking about the image.Had I conjured it up?With blood-stained hands, Valerian stood off in the distance, flashing his fangs.Was it a warning to stay away from Eden?The situation as a whole seemed odd, and the thought that the vision might be a threat enraged me.I did not yet belong to him.It was impossible to be real.For the sake of his beloved king, Valerian was too preoccupied with vampire business.Why couldn't I have friends?I was tired of having Valerian control my life.I wasn't yet his slave.I wanted to make Valerian jealous in an evil way.I wanted to demonstrate to him that he could not simply accept what he desired.Sin
THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 19
Relax in the venom of your ancestors who were vampires!"A student yelled."Man, I got it all on video!"As he showed his phone to his friend next to him, another man yelled.Selina approached me, crossed her arms, and shifted her hip to the side as I stood up.I ought to put a stake in your heart.She grunted.Her threat appeared genuine.I didn't want to hate myself At first, I don't think anyone really does.It gradually creeps up on you day by day.With each punch, smirk, slap, and beating that comes at once.Each time, you shrink a little inside of yourself until you realize that you are gradually disappearing.And you begin to despise the remaining parts of yourself.Trust me, I know.When Selina started bullying me when I was about ten, I started to avoid her in addition to everything else that was going on around me.Through all of those years, I tried to ignore her by sneaking into empty bathrooms, taking different routes home from school, and so on.Yet I was there.Seventeen, empty, humi
THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 20
I responded, "Yes, I appreciate it."In five, I'll be gone.He advised, "Take your time."I'll be present.As I changed into my new clothes, I wondered how anyone could be so considerate.He treated me with such kindness.Eden had asked me to be his girlfriend while we were eating lunch together three days earlier.He had explained to me that he liked how he was around me and how much he enjoyed being with me.Additionally, he had reiterated what he had said to me that morning in the hallway, expressing his fear that he would one day arrive at school to find me absent.without any hint or explanation.“Gone with the wind,” he had said with a low chuckle while, as he always did when he was nervous, running his hand through his hair.I was dressed to the nines and looked in the mirror at my own green eyes as my damp hair fell down my shoulders.I remember wondering if he would ever realize how accurate his fears were as I watched his face as he spoke.However, I had politely declined because I was
THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 21
I enjoyed Eden.When I was around him, I felt special and he made me laugh.I had the impression that I was a normal adolescent girl going through high school and having to deal with girls who were envious of me and trying to get attention from the sexy football star.Would allowing myself to be with him really be so bad?I didn't technically belong to Valerian at the time, so he had no say over who I dated before my departure date.I wasn't aware of any rules that it broke.But would it be smart?knowing that I would depart in a year and never speak with Eden again.Could I deal with hurting him in that way?Could I handle the pain I would experience when I broke up with Eden?The main reason I couldn't just tell him the truth was that I wasn't sure he would ever believe me.What was my message supposed to be?Okay, I'll date you, but I'll have to leave you for an ancient vampire when I'm 18 because my psychotic parents sold me to him when I was 10?He would run for the hills if he thought I was c
THE NIGHTMARE Chapter 22
The speaker made a graceful squat and walked over to the right side of my head.For a full minute, he looked disdainfully at the bodies and purses scattered about, and my heart raced so rapidly that I feared it would burst.He then turned his head slightly to the right and looked down at me.watching my face change with each emotion.revealing nothing and omitting nothing.He crudely removed the gag from my mouth with his right hand.After that, he just stared at me for an entire minute, as if he were asking me to scream with his eyes.awaiting my explanation to him.I didn't because I couldn't scream anymore.Do you not have any idea what's going on here?He pressed.His voice was menacingly low, hollow, and soothing.The reason you will die here tonight is a mystery to you.I shook my head and shuddered.He gave a nod.Catelyn,” he added, his voice becoming tense.Today, you hurt her.Deeply.You will die here because you touched a single hair on her head when you shouldn't have.All of this was about